by News Staff | Jul 22, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Francisco (Frank) Antonio Grazide III 1913-2014 Born in La Puente, California to Helen Walsh and Francisco Grazide II on March 13th, 1913, Frank Grazide lived a long and prosperous life, passing away peacefully in Bishop, California on July 16th at the age of...
by News Staff | Jul 22, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
AIR DISTRICT APPROVES CONTROVERSIAL GEOTHERMAL PROJECT DESPITE PRIOR COMMITMENT TO REQUIRE PLAN PROTECTING LOCAL WATER SUPPLIES Water District Concerned Project will Move Forward without Adequate Monitoring and Mitigation Plan, Threatening Local Water Supplies Amidst...
by News Staff | Jul 22, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
(Press Release) LADWP to Begin Construction on Major Solar Power Plant Beacon Solar Highlights L.A.’s Clean Energy Future The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) will hold a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction for the...
by News Staff | Jul 22, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
On Tuesday, July 22, 2014, at approximately 3:00 A.M., a Mono County Sheriff’s Deputy was responding to call for service when he came upon a traffic collision on US 395, north of Conway Summit. The Sheriff’s Deputy requested assistance from the California...
by News Staff | Jul 22, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
(Press releases – MCSO, Jennifer Hansen) On the evening of Friday, July 18, 2014, at approximately 9:00pm, Mono County Sheriff’s Dispatch received a call regarding a lost backpacker in the area of Cora Lake. A 22-year-old backpacker was separated from his...
by News Staff | Jul 22, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Storms Washout Roads in the White and Inyo Mountains The series of storms that passed over the Eastern Sierra last week have caused damage to the several roads in the White Mountains. Summer thunderstorms brought heavy rains to some areas of the White and Inyo...
by News Staff | Jul 21, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
(Provided by Mammoth Lakes Police Department, Detective Doug Hornbeck) Bill Scam Calls for Continuous Public Awareness Subhead: Education remains key to protecting customers By Susan Cox The voice on the telephone is insistent. “I’m with Southern California...
by News Staff | Jul 21, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
The Other Side of the Story from Inyo County Employees Association (press release) Inyo County Employees Association Local 315 (ICEA) would like to share our perspective on the history of recent salary increases and the current discussions about County budget...
by News Staff | Jul 21, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
TICKET INFO: Tickets ($30 Adult, $22 Senior, $10 Student) at The Booky Joint, online: www.ChamberMusicUnbound.org or at the door on concert nights beginning at 6:45 PM. Wednesday, July 23, 2014 – 7:30 PM, Cerro Coso College, Mammoth Lakes The 2014 Unbound Chamber...
by News Staff | Jul 21, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Samuel Robert Wasson Obituary Samuel Robert Wasson, 74, resident of the Owens Valley for more than 35 years, passed away on July 17, 2014 surrounded by his family. Born in Santa Monica on July 3, 1940, Sam lived in Independence during his early life. Sam was...
by News Staff | Jul 21, 2014 | General Misc. Stories, Obituaries
C.B. Jack Frost age 70, resident of Big Pine, CA. for 28 years. Was born in Fresno CA. on February 8, 1944 to parents C.B. Jack Frost Sr. and Georgerina Frost,. He passed away on July 12, 2014 at Northern Inyo Hospital in Bishop CA. Surrounded by his loved...
by News Staff | Jul 20, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
On July 19, 2014, at approximately 5:05 PM, the California Highway Patrol’s (CHP) Bishop Communications Center received a 9-1-1 call advising of a solo motorcycle collision on a dirt road near US 395 north of the south junction of State Route 158 (June Lake...